verb / noun
traipse
TRAYPS/treɪps/
A wandering or tiring walk, or to walk in this way.
The weary shopper traipses between the stalls.
Etymology
The origin is uncertain. Early uses described walking in a trailing, untidy, or aimless way; the meaning broadened to walking about generally, including trudging wearily from place to place.
In context
The general plan, I take it, is to traipse round all the landmarks in Bexon's dreary diary and hope something pops up.
More examples
- The shopping trip became a long traipse across town.
- She was tired of traipsing from office to office.
- He traipsed home with muddy shoes.
Forms
traipse · traipses · traipsed · traipsing